Currycomb.



A R. T. GILLENWATER.

CURRYCOMB.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1911.

Pai-,ented N0v.14,1911.

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R.'T. GILLENWATER.

GUR-RYCOMB. I APPLICATION HLM) APR. gs, 1911.

PatentedNov. 14, 1911.

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ROBERT T. GILLENWATER, OF ROGERSVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CURRYCOMB.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led April 26, 1911. Serial No. 623,339.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ronnr T. GILLEN- WATER, a citizen of the United States, rcsiding at ltogersville, in the county of Haw kins and State of flennessee, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Currycombs, ot' which the following is a speeitication.

My invention relates to improvements in curry combs and has for its leading objectJ the provision of an improved form of rotary curry comb.

A further object of my invention is the provision of an improved t'orm of rotary curry comb adapted to be driven through the medium ot' a flexible drive cord or chain and which will quickly and easily clean the horse. or other animals to be groomed and will so discharge the hair or other material removed as to prevent said material from being thrown over the clothes or into the face of the person using-my improved curry comb.

Another object of my invention is the provision of an improved power operatingrotary curry comb from which the tooth bearing currying roller may be readily removed and a brush bearing roller substituted Awhich will mesh with and be driven by the gearing` of the currying frame to drive the brush and thus 'facilitate the completion of the grooming oi' the animal.

Other objects and advantages of my improved grooming device will be readily apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, and it will he understood that l may malte any modiiications in the specilic structure shown and described in the scope of my claims without departing trom the spirit of the invention.

Figure 1 represents a front view of my complete device. llig. Q represents a rear view thereof. Fig. 3 represents a sectional View of the device. Fig. fl represents a seetional view on the line- 4--4 of Fig. Q. Fig. 5 represents an end view of the curry comb with protecting casings removed, and Fig. C represents a perspective view ot a member adapted` to be substituted for `the curry comb.

ln the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the tubular handle ot' the frame of my curry comb hav-ing at its upper end the yoke or bit'urcated portion 2 having one of the furcations formed with the hemispherical depression on the inner side of for engaging the rounded end 4 of the comb` shaft to which are secured the plates 5 of the rotary curry comb. The other fnreation of the handle has the slot 6 formed therein to receive theiend 7 of the comb shaft, While'se- Cured tothe saidfurcation is the curved spring member 8 having conoid bearing recess 9 to engage the pointed end of the shaft, this spring member thus normally holding the shaft and thus the curry comb proper in position in the 'frame of the handle.

Secured on the shaft is the miter gear 10 which is in mesh with the miter gear 1l which rests on 'the shoulder 12 of the spring bearing furcation, said gear 11 being secured to the upper end of the shaft 13 which Patented Nov. 14, 191L- journaled in the fureation and. has on its lower end the miter 14 fitting in the recess 15 et' the yoke 2 and being in mesh with the miter 1.6 ot' the shaft 17 which is journaled in the integral brackets 18 of the yoke. Said shaft 17 has on its other end the miter gear 19 in mesh with the miter 2O on the end of the shaft 21 which is jonrnaled in the tubular handle 1, a suitable flexible drive cord 22 being secured to the shaft. 21 for rotating` its shaft and thus through the various shafts and niiter gears the rotary curr comb.

Fitting over the recesses of the yoke 2 in which the various miter gears are contained are the cap plates Q3 which thus prevent the material loosened by the comb from dropping into the gears and clogging the same to prevent their operation, While to prevent said material from being thrown into the face of the person using the comb, l secure to the yoke 2 the protector plate 24 having openings therein through which pass the securing screws E25, said plate fitting closely around the handle 1 and having end sections 2G which lit over the ends 0f the yoke, the plate curving upwardA partly around the curry comb proper but leaving a portion ot' the comb projecting to engage the animal to be groomed. Y

When it is desired to remove the currying roller, I first remove the protector plate and then force the spring S outward until the shaft 7 disengaged by the recess 9, when the end of the curry comb roller may be swung upward and the rounded end .4 of the shaft then withdrawn from the recess 3. l then place in said recess 3 the rounded end of the shaft? of the roller 28 bearing 

